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Diwan
In Arab culture, a Diwan is an anthology of poems by one or several poets. In the…
Ekhah
The third of the Five Scrolls in the Bible, read on the Ninth of Av. In rabbinic…
Baqqashah (Pl. Baqqashot)
The Baqqashot (petition) is a religious practice maintained by several Jewish…
Ten Zemirot Ami: New Melodies for Piyyutim from the Aleppo Mahzor (1527)
Ten zemirot ‘ami is the second disc in the new “Contemporary Jewish Music” series of the…
Cute Boy, Charming Girl
Cute Boy, Charming Girl: Children’s Songs of the Modern Hebrew Nation(1882-1948)…
With Songs They Respond: The Diwan of the Jews from Central Yemen
The Jews of Yemen possess rich musical traditions, which have always been of interest to…
Contrafactum
A term borrowed from medieval Christianity. It refers to a technique of…
Seliha-Selihot
The word Seliha (plural- Selihot) means forgiveness in Hebrew.
In the singular form…
Society for Jewish Folk Music
Violins, Voice and Jews
In the spring of 1897, on the eve of the Russian Orthodox…
About the Jews of Yemen, A Vanishing Culture
This film, by renowned ethnomusicologist Johanna Spector, addresses the history and…